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04/06/22
Oklahoma State House Approves Bill To Make Abortion Illegal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval on Tuesday to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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04/05/22
2021 Witnessed an Unprecedented Number of Attempted Book Bans
729 challenges to library, school, and university reading materials were made in 2021, a new report from the American Library Association shows – more than any other year in the past two decades.
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04/05/22
Darwin Notebooks Missing for 20 Years Returned to Cambridge
LONDON (AP) — Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared.
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02/10/22
CDC Proposes Softer Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
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10/19/21
The Global South Needs COVID-19 Vaccines
Only approx 0.5% of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered have made it into arms in low-income countries — this virologist explains how the lack of vaccines in some parts of the world poses a threat to everyoneREAD: Charlize Theron and Darren Walker Call say G20 leaders have an ‘urgent responsibility’ to ensure everyone around the world has access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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10/12/21
Advocates Push for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Global South
This org says while the ‘Global North [is] taking vaccine selfies,’ low-income countries are struggling to receive enough COVID-19 vaccines
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10/12/21
How the TRIPS Agreement is Hindering Equitable Vaccine Distribution
75% of COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide has been claimed by 10 countries — here’s how an international agreement established decades ago is hindering vaccine equity todayAdvocacy groups urge President Biden to fulfill his promise and take a leadership role in fighting COVID-19 around the world.
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10/12/21
Org Fights COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities Across the Global South
According to reports, only 0.5% of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been distributed in low-income countries — this org is working to change that.
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08/13/21
Answer This: What Is CMV and What Do New Parents Need To Know?
In this episode of Answer This, NowThis correspondent Zinhle Essamuah speaks to Dr. Gail Demmler-Harrison, infectious disease expert at Texas Children’s Hospital about Cytomegalovirus (CMV), which can affect many adults and can also have harmful effects on newborns.
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08/11/21
Answer This: Disparities In Health Care For Mothers
Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to encounter childbirth complications than white women — Dr. Elizabeth Howell breaks down why that is and how we can work to fix it.
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08/10/21
5 Things to Know About The Maternal Health Crisis In America
The U.S. has a shockingly high maternal mortality rate. For Black women, the situation is dire. What’s going on with maternal health in America?
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07/15/21
5 Things To Know About A Common Virus You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a virus that often shows no symptoms in adults but can cause serious health issues in newborn babies.
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